US San Francisco utility sued for rash of deadly wildfires

03:15 15 november 2017

03:15 15 november 2017 Source:
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The lawsuits allege the San Francisco -based utility and its parent PG&E Corp. put profits over safety by failing to trim trees and vegetation around power lines and didn't maintain aging equipment that contributed to the deadly series of wind-driven fires that broke out Oct.

BURLINGAME, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas and Electric Co. was blamed in three lawsuits filed Tuesday for negligence in the wildfires that killed more than 40 people and destroyed more than 8,000 homes in Northern California last month.

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Pacific Gas and Electric Co. is being sued for wildfires that killed more than 40 people and destroyed more than 8,000 Northern California homes last month. The lawsuits allege the San Francisco -based utility and its parent PG&E Corp. put profits over safety by failing to trim trees and

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. is being sued for wildfires that killed more than 40 people and destroyed more than 8,000 Northern California homes last month. The lawsuits allege the San Francisco -based utility and its parent PG&E Corp. put profits over safety by failing to trim trees and

The lawsuits allege the San Francisco-based utility and its parent PG&E Corp. put profits over safety by failing to trim trees and vegetation around power lines and didn't maintain aging equipment that contributed to the deadly series of wind-driven fires that broke out Oct. 8 and raged across several counties, including the heart of wine country.

The suits were filed on behalf of three couples who lost their homes in the fires, including former San Francisco Mayor Frank Jordan, and a couple hospitalized after surviving the fire by floating in their swimming pool for hours and dunking underwater repeatedly to escape the extreme heat as flames blew around them and destroyed everything they owned.

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Gunman picking random targets kills 4 in Northern California. San Francisco utility sued for rash of deadly wildfires . The lawsuits allege the San Francisco -based utility and its parent PG&E Corp. put profits over safety by failing to trim trees and vegetation around power lines and didn't maintain

Gunman picking random targets kills 4 in Northern California. San Francisco utility sued for rash of deadly wildfires . The lawsuits allege the San Francisco -based utility and its parent PG&E Corp. put profits over safety by failing to trim trees and vegetation around power lines and didn't maintain

A PG&E spokesman didn't comment directly on the latest round of lawsuits filed in San Francisco Superior Court over the fires, but said the utility was doing everything it could to help communities rebuild.

The state Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention has not determined the cause of the fires yet, but has mentioned that PG&E is among the potential causes they're investigating.

In response to previous suits from the fire, PG&E said in a court filing that a private power line may have sparked the fire that killed 21 people and destroyed more than 4,400 homes in Sonoma County. Another 22 people were killed and at least 4,500 more structures were destroyed in other fires in the region.

Pitre said PG&E had provided no support for its claims that a third-party may have been involved and he criticized the legal filing that garnered a front-page headline in the San Francisco Chronicle.

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Pacific Gas and Electric Co. is being sued for wildfires that killed more than 40 people and destroyed over 8,000 Northern California homes last month. The lawsuits allege the San Francisco -based utility and its parent PG&E Corp. put profits over safety by failing to trim trees and vegetation around

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas and Electric Co. is being sued for wildfires that killed more than 40 people and destroyed more than 8,000 Northern California homes last month. Lawsuits filed Tuesday in San Francisco Superior Court say the utility put profits over safety and negligently

"We are outraged at the most recent PG&E submission, which captured a headline where PG&E seeks to shift and deflect blame to an unknown person based on unknown facts," Pitre said. "That's not transparency in our view. That's secrecy. And, frankly, we're tired of it."

Pitre said the lawsuits were aimed at getting the utility and state investigators to turn over materials that will pinpoint the cause of the fires.

One of the plaintiff's, Gregory Wilson, who rode out the fire in his Santa Rosa swimming pool, spoke in a whisper as he discussed the frightening ordeal that put him and his wife, Christina, in an intensive care unit for 10 days with smoke inhalation and burns.

"We watched everything burn around us," said Wilson, who hasn't been able to speak in a normal voice since the fire. "It's a nightmare you can't even imagine. ... We're hoping they can shed light on this so no one will ever have to go through this and, hopefully, no one else will have to die."

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